R&D spending in Västsverige
Research and development spending in Västsverige was 5.63% of regional GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.
Västsverige, 2023
5.63%
Change from 2021
+0.32percentage points
Sweden, 2023
3.64%
Position in 2023
5th of 260
R&D spending in Västsverige over time
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% of regional GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Västsverige | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 3.53% |
| 2023 | 5.63% | 3.64% |
| 2022 | – | 3.50% |
| 2021 | 5.31% | 3.45% |
| 2020 | – | 3.51% |
| 2019 | 5.11% | 3.41% |
| 2018 | – | 3.36% |
| 2017 | 4.81% | 3.40% |
| 2016 | – | 3.26%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.75% | 3.24% |
| 2014 | – | 3.12%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 3.59% | 3.28%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 3.25%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 3.71% | 3.21% |
| 2010 | – | 3.19%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 3.93% | 3.41% |
| 2008 | – | 3.49%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 3.50%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 3.24% |
| 2006 | – | 3.48%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 5.05%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 3.36%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 3.37%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 5.53%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 3.58%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | – | 3.87%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 5.31% in 2021, a change of +0.32 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 5.53%, the figure has changed by +0.10 percentage points.
- Among the 260 regions with data for 2023, Västsverige has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for Sweden in 2023 was 3.64%.